Quiz for Global Viewpoints: British and Canadian Poetry of the Great War
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159.1
Correct. The answer is c. Of these three poets, only Owen offered a critique of the war, suggesting that young men were dying for a lie.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Of these three poets, only Owen offered a critique of the war, suggesting that young men were dying for a lie.
Correct. The answer is b. Owen contrasted the horrific reality of death in modern war with the vision of glorious death encapsulated in the Latin motto “Dulce et decorum est [It is sweet and fitting] Pro patria mori [To die for one’s country].”
Incorrect. The answer is b. Owen contrasted the horrific reality of death in modern war with the vision of glorious death encapsulated in the Latin motto “Dulce et decorum est [It is sweet and fitting] Pro patria mori [To die for one’s country].”